Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 79 · 40 questions

The grammar rule (Special name, capital letter): A common noun is a general word for any person, place, animal or thing: girl, river, mango, festival. A proper noun is the special name of one person, place, river, day, month or festival: Riya, Ganga, Monday, Diwali. Proper nouns always start with a capital letter; common nouns do not (unless they begin a sentence).

1. 1.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) boy (c) India (d) garden
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) city (b) Nepal (c) Chennai (d) Jaipur
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) school (c) Delhi (d) month
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) pencil (b) Japan (c) October (d) Lucknow
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) garden (c) Monday (d) Holi
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) city (d) month
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) book (c) ball (d) Kenya
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) ball (b) Japan (c) Pongal (d) Holi
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) girl (c) mango (d) Neel
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) month (d) festival
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) country (d) month
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) book (c) Nepal (d) city
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) girl (c) kite (d) Dev
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) country (d) day
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Friday (c) book (d) mango
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) Nepal (c) Kenya (d) river
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) festival (d) river
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) country (d) city
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) city (d) river
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) month (d) river
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Narmada (c) festival (d) Holi
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) kite (c) Myra (d) month
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pooja (b) mango (c) month (d) kite
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Friday (c) Kenya (d) school
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Diwali (b) boy (c) book (d) festival
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) kite (c) pencil (d) Pune
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) mango (c) Onam (d) Japan
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) Narmada (c) Chennai (d) train
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) month (d) country
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) elephant (c) teacher (d) Priya
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) month (d) country
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) kite (b) Ganga (c) Mumbai (d) Kaveri
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) day (d) festival
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) garden (c) elephant (d) Kolkata
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) country (d) river
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) city (d) festival
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) river (d) country
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) girl (c) Godavari (d) river
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) teacher (c) girl (d) Chennai
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) school (c) ball (d) Riya

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